nbfiresprite Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 Item 125: Solicitors number, If spotted by the Police waving item 74 around. To explain why you have it. Item 126: Flue brush Item 127: Axe for spitting logs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil2 Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 Am I the only one who carries around a tube of roof/gutter sealant? Apologies to Mross if it's already been mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty69 Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 4 minutes ago, Neil2 said: Am I the only one who carries around a tube of roof/gutter sealant? Apologies to Mross if it's already been mentioned. No, I think Miss Max does too from memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuthound Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 4 hours ago, system 4-50 said: Boating Perquisites - Version 3,429.5 Alarm, crew summoning ding-dong Anchor with associated chain and rope. Antifreeze Anti-vandal key & spare Armco hooks (like nappy pins but simpler) Baby wipes - loads Basic toolkit Batteries for LED torches & spares Beer Beer money Binoculars for seeing what is happening on the lock ahead Bio washing liquid for use in Dump Throughs - where applicable Bread knife Boat hook Boat license stickers Boat sudden evacuation grab bag Bottle opener BSS stuff Bucket Burgee (optional) BW key & spare Camera Carbon Monoxide alarm [CO Alarm] Cat o' nine tails to keep the crew in order (& some soft rope) Chair Chocolate biscuits - loads Clock (for tunnels) Clothes & footwear & spares (note all may be needed in a single day) For cold weather For wet weather For warm weather For hot weather Cash - loads Coffee Compass Cooking Stove & fuel for it Corkscrew Cup-a-soups Cutters for use in weed hatch Depth/draft gauge Diesel Dipstick for diesel tank Dogs - minimum 2 max ~ 12 Duvet - Tog dependent on boat heating system (or lack of) Electric Blanket Emergencies Action Plan Fan belt(s) - spare Fenders (for sleeping) - various , to taste Firelighters, box of, & spare First aid kit Floats for keys Fuses, spare Gang plank (for mutinous crew) Gas bottle spanner (must be reverse thread) Gas lighter thingy for lighting stove zip lighter blocks Glasses (optical) as needed & spares Gloves, nitrile, for dealing with weed hatch material which can be sharp. Goat chains 2 Grease - stern gland Guides - eg Pearson's, Nicholson's, Waterscape Hammers 2 - sledge/lump Headlamp & spare bulbs Heating system & fuel for it Horn Indoor games kit (for prolonged bad weather, contents according to taste) Jubilee clips, Stainless Steel, spare, in a range of sizes Jump lead - used on your domestic batteries if for some reason your starter battery dies Jump rope - rope with loop at 1 end & nappy pin at the other. For quick securing to Armco. Kart tyres on a few metres of rope as fenders (For Shroppie 15" - 17") Kettle "Keys", eg for water filler toilet pump out diesel filler Keys to everything & 2nd spare set (with keys individually identifiable) Leatherman/Swiss army knife Lifejackets (primarily for rivers) Lock key longthrow with roller handle & spare Lock key shortthrow with roller handle & spare Loupe & tweezers for splinters Machete, for quick release of trapped ropes Magnet with string already attached or on rod Maps Mirror Mobile phone & charging system Nappy pins 4 Nappies, disposable, for engine bilge cleaning Nail scissors Oil, spare, engine Optimism - large size Padlocks - spare Paper & pencil Pins 4 (2 extra long) Pole, barge (Must be comfortable with spending long periods of time on the roof) Quaker's Porridge Oats - for use as a temporary adhesive/sealant only RCR membership or similar (where appropriate) Ropes, at least 3 (bow, stern, centre) but 4 (2x centre) makes life easier for some Sacks, plastic, black, for the storage of all manner of thing including Smokeless Fuel & Rubbish Salt (pinch of) for treating expert advice & traditional wisdom Saw Scaffolding pole, 8ft, preferably heavy gauge aluminium Scissors Slippers Sponge Stationary wallet, plastic, to keep paper stuff dry. Sticky Tape - sellotape, duct tape, easy-off tape, double-sided tape. Sun glasses & spare Sun hat & spare Tea Thermos flask Tiller bar and pin (& padlock, depending on neighbourhood) Tin opener Tinned food - loads (for emergency use) Tissue - loads Toilet paper - loads Torches (LED) & spare Towel (for travelling around the Galaxy) Two-it (must be round) Umbrellas - 1 large 1 small VHF radio & certificate Vinegar for chips and wasp stings Walkie-talkies, pair Water Waterscape Boaters Guide - print Water hose & adapters (2) Wellies (aka Wellington Boots) Wire - spare, electrical Wok plus two large wooden spoons (ramming speed) Working toilet with more than adequate capacity Zip ties Zip (or other) fire lighter blocks Note 1 - Boats under 12ft in length may have difficulty in passing under low bridges when carrying the full inventory. Note 2 - Possession of these items may become mandatory in a future edition of the BSS regulations. List updated 08/03/2017 Blimey, by the time the OP's bought that lot it will be too late for his holiday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty69 Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 23 minutes ago, cuthound said: Blimey, by the time the OP's bought that lot it will be too late for his holiday. We're gonna need a bigger boat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuthound Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 Just now, rusty69 said: We're gonna need a bigger boat! Or two Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty69 Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 1 minute ago, cuthound said: Or two Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bewildered Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 2 X Fridges. One for food and one for beer.. 1 X additional leisure battery with own solar panel and controller to power beer fridge on an independent circuit in case main batteries fail. 1 X change over switch to connect beer fridge to main batteries in case beer circuit fails 1 X audible low power alarm on beer fridge oh and more beer heavy duty trolley to transport beer to boat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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